Comments on Candy Cane Giveaway

Hey Everyone! I think I have fixed my comments problem. I have been getting emails saying that my comments link isn't working and they have been having to comment to me on my email which I know is more of a hastle but I do thank you all that have taken the time to comment me in that way as well as notify me of the problem. I hope to have more followers by Christmas time so that I may be able to have a candy cane giveaway and possibly be able to have other giveaways before and after that if I can swing it with our Stores Open House's coming up. Thanks to you all and Please, PLEASE...DO leave comments. I love contact with the outside world while I'm crafting and such. Being an at home mom doesn't allow for much human contact outside of playing Barbies and such with a 4 year old..LOL. Not that I don't love that...LOL. But you know what I mean.

Working on Candy Canes

Here are the candy canes that I have been working on for Christmas. I have a couple of small bundles of them that I will be doing different variations with. Let me know if you like them!

I'm thinking of giving a set of these away on this blog a little closer to Christmas after I get a few more followers. Somewhere around Thanksgiving I believe. I'm not quite sure how many will be in a set just yet but if its a smaller amount then I will be adding a few of my other items with that particular giveaway. Be sure to become a follower and check in with me for more details on when the giveaway will be.

Candy Canes by Brittany Jo of Prim Hollow.

A Primitive Journey's Orange and Clove Pomanders

(photo courtesy of APrimitive Journey's Blog)

As you all know, I love to blog hop and find really neat ideas and things from other people that I think are worth a good meantion. I also use them as a reference for myself as well as for all of us. I hopped on over to A Primitive Journey's Blog for a bit this evening and found this cute recipe/idea. Orange and Clove Pomanders. I have always wanted to try these! So here is her recipe almost word for word... Go check out her blog by clicking the links above!!

Ingredients

6 oranges (or lemons)

whole cloves

decorative ribbon

The Spice Mix

4 tablespoons ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons ground cloves

2 tablespoons ground nutmeg

2 tablespoons ground allspice

1/4 cup orrisroot powder (as preservative)

Directions

1 Combine the spice mix ingredients.

2 Wash oranges.

3 Insert cloves into oranges in a decorative pattern (stripes, swirls, whatever strikes your fancy!).

4 Roll cloved oranges in the spice mixture within 24 hours and set in a warm place to dry, turning fruit daily.

5 Drying takes from two weeks to possibly a month.

6 Pomanders are completely dry when they are hard.

7 Remove pomanders from the spice mix, dust off a little, and tie with decorative ribbons. Set out in a bowl, or you can use as Christmas ornaments.

(I do not take credit for the photo as well as the recipe/directions. These items belong to A Primitive Journey's Blog. Please give her a visit.)

Heaps of Pinkeeps

Hey everyone, I have been working on a few things besides my 2 challenges that I have in the works. Here are a couple of the pinkeeps that I have almost finished up. They aren't quite done yet so I appologize for them not looking exactly prim yet. I hope you like them.

I also have been working on a few other critters. Take a look!

Little squared off honey bees. These are going to be really cute.

Here's a kitty that I will soon be finishing up.

Coaster Makeover

(Photo courtesy of And Baby Makes Five)

How cute are these! Colleen over at And Baby Makes Five gave these coaters a prim makeover after seeing a posting from 3 Guys, a Girl, and a Prim Place. These are GREAT! Why couldn't I have thought of this. By the way, you should really check out 3 Guys, a Girl and a Prim Place to see the makeover she has done on the little stools that she found for her son. Adorable!

Ornamental Gingerbread Dough Recipe

(Photo courtesy of Behind My Red Door.)

I was hoppin' around on the internet again through some of the crafting blogs and happend upon this recipe from And Baby Makes Five. I found it while looking at Behind My Red Door's Blog. So I thought I would grab the recipe and a photo of them as a reference for us all.

(I do not take credit for this recipe or photo. They belong to the 2 blogs above. Please be sure to click on their blogs above to give them a visit.)

Ornamental Gingerbread Dough
3 T shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup molasses

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup water

3 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. each: ground cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg

Beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in molasses. Mix dry ingredients together. Stir them into sugar mixture and gradually add water. Dough will be very stiff. Refrigerate overnight.Heat oven to 350º. Cut dough into three pieces. Roll one piece at a time (between two sheets of waxed paper) to a thickness of about 1/4 ". Cut out desired shapes and patterns. *** If you are planning to hang these ornaments, poke holes in the shapes now with a straw or toothpick.*** Bake for about 20 minutes. Allow to cool and harden for several hours or overnight.

Finished ornaments can be painted, sealed, or dipped in melted wax. The possibilities are endless!

(Recipe courtesy of And Baby Makes Five.)

I can't wait to try this out!

Art works lately..

It's about that time again! YAY! Fall and Halloween crafts are starting to pour out! I will be making another set of witches stockings and a few more witches boots again this year. These were my last years batch.

I have been trying really hard to finish up quite a few items that I have started in the past. Here is one of my unfinished Annie dolls. I have handsculpted her head and given her a cloth body. She is in brown tones but I decided not to let you all see her in full color yet because she needs to still go through her aging processes and such so that she becomes as primitive as she can.

Here is the next lil' gal I'll be working on. She's is going to be wonderful!. I have something beautiful pictured in my head. Now, hopefully I can get my hands to pull it off.